metric

¹

[ me-trik ]

adjective

1. pertaining to the meter or to the metric system.

noun

1. Often metrics. a standard for measuring or evaluating something, especially one that uses figures or statistics:

   new metrics for gauging an organization’s diversity;

   pretty good by any metric.

metric

²

[ me-trik ]

adjective

1. pertaining to distance:

   metric geometry.

2. metrical.

noun

1. Mathematics. a nonnegative real-valued function having properties analogous to those of the distance between points on a real line, as the distance between two points being independent of the order of the points, the distance between two points being zero if, and only if, the two points coincide, and the distance between two points being less than or equal to the sum of the distances from each point to an arbitrary third point.

-metric

³

1. a combining form occurring in adjectives that correspond to nouns ending in -meter ( barometric ) or -metry ( geometric ).

metric

/ ˈmɛtrɪk /

adjective

1. of or relating to the metre or metric system
2. maths denoting or relating to a set containing pairs of points for each of which a non-negative real number ρ( x, y ) (the distance) can be defined, satisfying specific conditions

noun

1. maths the function ρ( x, y ) satisfying the conditions of membership of such a set (a metric space )

metric

/ mĕt′rĭk /

1. Relating to the meter or the metric system.

Word History and Origins

Origin of metric¹

1860–65; < French métrique, derivative of mètre meter ¹; -ic

Origin of metric²

1750–60; < Latin metricus < Greek metrikós of, relating to measuring. See meter ², -ic

Origin of metric³

< Greek -metrikos; meter ², -metry, -ic

Example Sentences

I think that’s always the leading metric for us — the emotional connection.

From Los Angeles Times

By many gender equality metrics, South Korea lags behind much of the industrialized world.

From Los Angeles Times

Matter is quantum as we know, and if matter comes from the spacetime metric then, what happens to the observed distinction between quantum and classical correlations - for example quantum probabilities interfere, classical do not.”

From Salon

One of Niccol’s main goals is ensuring customers are hand-delivered by a barista within four minutes of ordering, a metric the chain only meets on half its orders.

From Salon

To be sure, both Air India and Vistara’s annual losses have reduced by more than half over the past year, and other operating metrics have improved too.

From BBC